Crockpot Chicken Burritos

Don't you just love the days when you can throw everything in

the crockpot and when dinner time comes around you are all set??

Yes?? Me too!! Here is a good one for you then and

nummy too!

Throw some thawed chicken breast in crockpot.....

Sprinkle with seasoning. Have you tried this one yet?

Love the lime in it! Or use whatever seasoning you have on hand!

Add black beans and/or pinto beans. (I used can but in the end had

a lot of extra sauce so next time I will either drain the beans completely

or use dried beans so they can soak up all the goodness!)

Let cook for about 5 hours on high or until the chicken is cooked through.

Once chicken is cooked, remove chicken breasts from sauce

and shred with fork. They should just fall apart!

Return chicken to crockpot.....

Mix together and let reheat and you are ready to

start assembling the burritos.

Put a fair amount of chicken and bean mixture down

the middle of the tortilla.

Top with rice.

We used Cilantro Lime Rice from the Sisters Cafe Blog....

goes great with the burritos!

Start by folding one side of the burrito over and

tucking under the chicken and rice.....

Fold in the ends......

Roll the burrito and tuck in the ends.

(I still need a little practice!! :)

Mmmm... look at the layers!

Served with chips and our favorite Homemade Salsa!

Enjoy!!!

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Italian Subs

Look at all those layers of goodness!!!

I am drooling just looking at the picture... lol!

When I saw this recipe in the March 2011 Food Network Magazine

I knew it was going to be a hit! First of all I

love sandwiches so you really can't go wrong with this sub and

if it says Italian, I usually want to try it! (Kinds drives my husband crazy! :))

Also very easy to throw together for a big crowd!

Grab a loaf of Italian soft bread, layer on cheese, salami, ham, mortadella,

capicola (I couldn't find it.. so just doubled up the salami!), lettuce, onion,

pepperoncini, tomatoes and top with oregano, red wine vinegar, olive oil,

salt and pepper and you have one delicious sub!

Definitely one to add to you list to make again... Enjoy!

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~Pasty~

This is a classic recipe.

I like to put Pasty on the menu on cold, rainy days:)

Everyone should have this one for those times when you want something

that reminds you of your youth!

Not that my youth was that long ago!!

heh hee;)

Let's get right to it-

Recipe rundown:

frozen hashbrowns

shredded carrots

chopped onion

turnip-if you want;)

ground beef

cream soup

salt, pepper, garlic salt

pie crust

brown hamburger

quick tip* boil carrots just to soften

lay in bottom crust

top beef with shredded hashbrowns

season and top with cream soup

mix thoroughly

lay top crust over

pinch crust together

bake at 375 degrees for about an hour

Yummy!

Can't beat a quick and wholesome meal like this one:)

Enjoy!!

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Cilantro-Lime Guacamole

This stuff is seriously yummy!!

I'm a huge fan of Cilantro-Lime, this is one of my favorite savory flavor combos-Yum!

I love how bright and fresh tasting this guacamole is with the addition of the lime:)

I served it with sweet potato fries but I think it would be awesome with chicken nachos too.

First things first-the ingredient rundown:

avocado

lime zest and juice

cilantro

kosher course salt

garlic salt

fresh ground black pepper

cube avocado

zest some lime

squeeze 1/2 a lime

throw in some cilantro

mash and mix;)

should look something like this

Enjoy!!

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Chicken Bacon Artichoke Bake

Here is a dish fit for the cold weather!

It's comfort food through and through-with chicken, bacon, artichoke AND stuffing-can't go wrong there!!

This was a very easy and fast meal to put together too:)

First up: grill the chicken-this isn't totally necessary it just makes it that much better tasting!

I used my little indoor Foreman grill-worked perfectly:)

My favorite-artichokes!!

Yum!

Chop 'em up

Mix together with the chicken

Stir together the sour cream and cream soup and pour over chicken mixture.

BACON!!!

Need I say more;)

Chop and mix in with the cheese

top with stuffing-mixed according to box instructions.

Deeelish!!

Enjoy:)

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Roasted Mushroom-Bacon Deviled Eggs

These were quick, easy and very tasty!

My hubby loves deviled eggs so much!! Like crazy-can't get enough of them much! So we decided to each try to come up with a spin-off recipe:)

Something that sounded good to each of us-believe me if you knew my hubby you would know some of the wacked up food combos he comes up with-I'll spare you all the details!

Although I have to admit he does every once in awhile come up with something delicious-like the Heavenly Monte Cristo's-YUM!!

Anywhooo back to the eggs...

Mine were the Roasted Mushroom-Bacon and his were Mexican Style and drum roll please;)

We both decided that mine won this round!

Both recipes are available in the printable and scroll to the bottom for a look at his:)

Here is a rundown of ingredients-mushrooms, bacon, mayo, sour cream, pepper, cumin, course salt, and a little parsley.

Here's me trying to be all creative;)

These lacked a little something but were still good-maybe they needed a little more kick.

Super simple and easy as well, here is the list-sour cream, chunky salsa, fresh cilantro, cumin and black olives for garnish.

These would be an awesome addition for your Superbowl party!

Enjoy!!!

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Chili Dog Casserole

One thing that comes with being a parent is

always trying to please my kids.... can i get an Amen? LOL!

With five kids to keep entertained, it can be a challenge!

The Peppered Pantry has been invited to take part in a CSN review again; love CSN and all the different varieties of items they have.

With Summer just around the corner (we can hope right?!), CSN has all kinds of things from Swing set, to bikes, trampolines and even pools...

basically everything you need to keep your kids happy!

Food is always a big challenge when it comes to my kids too

but they loved this Chili Dog Casserole!

This is unbelievably good-really unbelievably!

It has all the kiddo-s favorites-cheese, hot dogs, tortillas...

I think it would be even better with chopped onions, maybe some black olives, even some bacon would be delish and throw on a little extra cheese-YUM!

But this was for the kiddos...so I had to stick to the original-which is really good too:)

Pictured above is all you need!!

Awesome hey?!?

Comes together really quickly-sprinkle tortillas with a little cheese, then roll up with good quality beef hot dogs, place in 9x13 baking dish. Continue until you've used all the dogs.

Top with chili and then cheese.

Pop into a preheated oven and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes-until heated through.

Some of the kids like to drizzle with a little ketchup.

just sayin...;)

Enjoy!!

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